Ist Lt Davis, piloting an O-1 aircraft over Laos on 18 August 1969, did not return to friendly control. He was declared missing at the time of estimated fuel exhaustion. Subsequently, gun camera film from an F-105 revealed a mid-air collision between Lt Davis' O-1 and an F-105 he was controlling over a target.

Next of Kin

Dorothy Y. Davis, Wife,
Colonel & Mrs Dan R Davis, (parents)

Burial Site

Ft Bliss National Cemetery, 09/1995

MIA Information

MIA 08/18/1969 to 05/30/1974. DED 30 May 1974. Remains returned 1995.

Aeronautical Speciality Rating

Pilot

Notable Decoration Awards

Purple Heart

Comments

Promoted to Captain Posthumously. Honored on the FAC Memorial located in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO